Foundations that fund Tennessee
Private foundations rarely post open calls. Instead, look at who they already fund. Search by what you do, like “food pantry”, “library” or “youth sports”, to find foundations, here or in other states, that funded similar work in Tennessee. Or start from a group like yours: see who funded it.
76 foundations that funded “United Way of Greater Charlotte Inc”
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Private foundation · Chattanooga
Benwood Foundation Inc.
Invitation only
109 Tennessee grants totaling $7.7M · typical grant $5,000–$81K (tax year 2024)
37% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it
5 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: periscope artist entrepreneur training; creative entrepreneur training; bessie smith legacy gala; emma wheeler club & great futures; program support
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United Way · Chattanooga
United Way of Greater Chattanooga
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69 Tennessee grants totaling $3.8M · typical grant $22K–$65K (tax year 2024)
7% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it
Funded: program support
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United Way · Knoxville
United Way of Greater Knoxvilleinc
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16 Tennessee grants totaling $675K · typical grant $30K–$50K (tax year 2024)
Funded: specific programs
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United Way · Chicago, IL
United Way of Metropolitan Chicago Inc.
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2 Tennessee grants totaling $23K · typical grant $10K–$12K (tax year 2024)
100% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it
Funded: program support
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United Way · Indianapolis, IN
United Way of Central Indiana Inc.
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3 Tennessee grants totaling $27K · typical grant $6,792–$13K (tax year 2024)
67% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it
Funded: donor choice
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United Way · Johnson City
United Way of East Tennessee
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12 Tennessee grants totaling $202K · typical grant $10K–$20K (tax year 2024)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: organization support
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United Way · Cleveland
United Way of the Ocoee Region
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25 Tennessee grants totaling $1.6M · typical grant $15K–$68K (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
Funded: community health; partner agency; community health/parnter agency
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United Way · Pittsburgh, PA
The United Way of Southwestern
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5 Tennessee grants totaling $104K · typical grant $13K–$20K (tax year 2024)
40% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it
Funded: donor designation
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Community foundation · Nashville
The Community Foundation of Middle
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1155 Tennessee grants totaling $69.8M · typical grant $5,000–$25K (tax year 2024)
46% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it
55 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: 2024 support; for general support; for unrestricted support; to provide 1st time support for your important mission; for unrestricted use
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United Way · Alexandria, VA
United Way Worldwide
Invitation only
7 Tennessee grants totaling $261K · typical grant $12K–$55K (tax year 2024)
43% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it
Funded: disaster relief & recovery, community development; community development; disaster relief & recovery; education; general charitable operations
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Community foundation · Birmingham, AL
The Community Foundation of Greater
Invitation only
11 Tennessee grants totaling $544K · typical grant $11K–$50K (tax year 2024)
36% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it
Funded: education; daf funded; health; daf funded; family and social services; daf funded; community and economic development; daf funded; faith organization; daf funded
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Private foundation · Knoxville
Boyd Foundation
Takes applications
56 Tennessee grants totaling $9.3M · typical grant $10K–$150K (tax year 2024)
No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing
36% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: for annual budget; to seek to build and admire meaningful arts and crafts expeeriences; to preserve and enrich the diversity of art and culture in east tennessee; to transform...
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Community foundation · Morristown, NJ
Community Foundation of New Jersey
Invitation only
6 Tennessee grants totaling $325K · typical grant $11K–$86K (tax year 2024)
50% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it
Funded: hospitals, specialty hospitals & community clinics; veterans & first responders; various
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Private foundation · Ooltewah
Tucker Foundation
Takes applications
60 Tennessee grants totaling $4.3M · typical grant $5,000–$30K (tax year 2024)
31% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it
Funded: scholarship - evan moore; scholarship fund; relay for life; pups4patriots tennessee; general support - imagine arts education initiative
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Private foundation · Nashville
Dorothy Cate and Thomas F Frist Foundation
Invitation only
282 Tennessee grants totaling $2.4M · typical grant $1,500–$5,000 (tax year 2024)
6% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it
5 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: annual gift; annual fund; annual giving; alexis de tocqueville society; arch academy
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Private foundation · Benton Harbor, MI
Whirlpool Foundation
Takes applications
10 Tennessee grants totaling $213K · typical grant $6,000–$8,445 (tax year 2024)
Stated deadlines: Feb 15, Aug 15 · next Feb 15, 2027 (from its 2024 IRS filing; confirm with the foundation)
30% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it
Funded: sons & daughters scholarship; united way
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Private foundation · Fort Worth, TX
Bnsf Railway Foundation
Takes applications
11 Tennessee grants totaling $59K · typical grant $240–$8,000 (tax year 2025)
29% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it
Funded: matching gifts 1; civic; health & human services; united way/red cross; youth
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Private foundation · Des Moines, IA
Emc Insurance Foundation
Takes applications
1 Tennessee grant totaling $312 · typical grant $312–$312 (tax year 2025)
Funded only returning groups in its latest year
1 grant for buildings or equipment
Funded: for general support or for a capital fund drive of the respective organization
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Private foundation · Chattanooga
Robert L and Kathrina H Maclellan Foundation
Takes applications
34 Tennessee grants totaling $2.8M · typical grant $14K–$80K (tax year 2024)
32% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it
Funded: for general operating support; for education of youth and children; for outreach to families; for holistic community outreach and development; for outreach to the indigent
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Private foundation · Nashville
The Frist Foundation
Letter of inquiry first
128 Tennessee grants totaling $32.2M · typical grant $10K–$50K (tax year 2024)
No fixed deadline, per its 2024 IRS filing
42% of its latest Tennessee grantees were new to it
15 grants for buildings or equipment
Funded: general support directed by lauren elcan ingram; operating support for 2024; general support directed by julie and tommy frist; general support directed by jennifer and billy...
Source: each funder's latest e-filed IRS return: Form 990-PF for private foundations (grants paid and how it takes applications), Form 990 Schedule I for community foundations, United Ways and other public charities (grants over $5,000 to organizations). Included: every funder, wherever it is based, whose latest return lists grants to Tennessee organizations. Corporate and community-foundation programs are in the grant search.